Monthly Archives: May 2011

RIP: Bill Campbell

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Steve

Forever known as Commander Koloth from Star Trek and DS9, many forget he was also the Squire at Gothos which is unofficially the Federation’s first encounter with the Q; in a Peter David-based novel for ST:NG, Squire is Q’s stepson. … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Jose

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Steve

Today he is the “answer” at 42. Wish him Happy Birthday via his iPhone, his FaceBook page (about the only way most people get off their ass to communicate now) or a traditional card via the USPS.

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Futurama Monopoly coming!

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Steve

It’s gonna’ fun on the bun as Bender would say. The game won’t be out for about half a year but in the meantime, vote every day for the little details you want to customize the iconic game.

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Addendum on New Zealand contest

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Steve

I totally, totally spaced on a rather key member for my collage/contest. If you noticed, in the lower left corner I replaced one artist with another. Who got bumped is not really too critical, especially if you know the answer … Continue reading →

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1986: Final days in North Dakota Part II

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Steve

Somehow I managed to squeeze in more travel during my high-school tenure with North Dakota than the other four places combined. It’s probably more of a happy accident since everything over there is “distant.” This next journey was made possible … Continue reading →

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Time Bandits 30 years later

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Steve

Here is the conclusion to my recent Sick Day Theater run, a movie I couldn’t wait to see as a teenager and decided to revisit. Due to my feverish condition, it took several viewings because I fell asleep from the … Continue reading →

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May is New Zealand music month!

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Steve

April was a tough month to beat on the header (that’s the picture at the top of the site, I prefer to call it the banner but WordPress labelled it.) Somara catching Molly climbing into an empty bag of food … Continue reading →

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